Mahesh Chandra Gupta
# Mahesh Chandra Gupta

Mahesh Chandra Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Badaun (Assembly constituency) in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

## Political career

Mahesh Chandra Gupta contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated Samajwadi Party with a margin of 16,467 votes. He has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Mahesh Chandra Gupta won the Badaun seat by defeating Rais Ahmad of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 11179 votes.

## Posts held

| # | From | To | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 01 | 2007 | 2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly |
| 02 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly |
| 03 | 2019 | 2022 | Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| 04 | 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly |
